cods wrote on Oct 12
th, 2018 at 4:27pm:
Cu Chulainn wrote on Oct 11
th, 2018 at 9:33pm:
cods wrote on Oct 11
th, 2018 at 9:21pm:
I am on mikes side....or any worker whos sacked.....unfairly......good luck mike with your next adventure..
Without the Unions you pay out on, he/we would be cat meat left out in the open.
a lot has changed since the bad old days.....
tell me cu what you claim
we all get thanks to Unions..
why are they of all people not up to this business that mike was working for..
an unsafe work environment???.....
to me.. why do you have to belong to a UNION for them to step in....when someones life is at stake.???......
surely if a business employs a safe work officer......then the unions would do themselves a favour by being involved........
it sounds like a toxic ingredient is used there....that workers are not advised about...
seems to me the Unions dont give a shite about you unless you join.....
isnt that a bit like saying..
well you didnt vote for this govt so you get none of the hand outs...
unions cant talk the talk about safety sanctimoniously .. when they turn a blind eye...
A totally ill informed piece Cods.
There is no such thing as "The Union". There are specific Unions that have application to certain types of workplaces covering certain trades or jobs/careers.
A Union is it's membership who elect an executive body to run it & to look after the members best interests.
Combined Unions all have vested interests in WH&S and often have workplace appointed safety representatives.
What Unions have also given employees/members over the last century is -
a 5 day working week & an 8hr day.
award rates of pay
meal breaks/rest breaks
annual leave
sick leave
long service leave
leave loading
shift allowances
weekend penalty rates
superannuation
maternity & paternity leave
workers compensation
representation for unfair dismissal
workplace collective bargaining
redundancy pay
& Workplace Health and Safety.(would you believe)
So yeah.... what have Unions done for us?